tentacle
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I love thinking of a bag as a tentacle, and with this reimagining of Marakami’s Mr. DOB as a vibrant octopus, I’m ready to channel some Ursula energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
There were costume changes and choreographed dance numbers, even an intro where a moving tentacle flailed halfway out of her mouth.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
Her work includes creating a removable extra thumb and a tentacle arm.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
At about the size of a pinkie nail, the jellyfish species Cladonema can regenerate an amputated tentacle in two to three days -- but how?
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023
My wallet is dropped, the hand shoots back like a tentacle.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Its tentacles reached into the heart of the Albanian government, with top officials including an environment minister jailed for graft.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Wildlife Trusts, external said the lion's mane jellyfish gets its name from its long tentacles, and have "all the beauty and bite of a lion".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Phishing scams are like an octopus: They have many sticky tentacles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The chilling effect could not only be on films critical of AI, they could be on films critical of all kinds of things that these companies have their tentacles in,” Thompson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In a third tank, the jellies’ tentacles were so thick and straight it seemed like the animals had created their own prison.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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